TRAINING INSTRUCTOR (AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE)

Summary

Click on "Learn more about this agency" button below to view Eligibilities being considered and other IMPORTANT information. The primary purpose of this position is to serve as a Technical Training Instructor performing all technical training instructor classroom-related activities and to support avionic course curriculum development, modification, and/or revision efforts.

Duties

• Instructs students through assigned blocks of instruction at basic and/or advanced technical levels of avionic courses. Monitors, evaluates, and documents student progress and performance. Evaluates student progress and work performance. Researches, develops, revises and recommends updates to avionic course materials in accordance with established learning objectives. Maintains professional and technical proficiency. Accomplishes special projects.

Qualifications

Conditions Of Employment Cont: Work is performed in a classroom environment that involves everyday risks or discomforts requiring normal safety instructions. Some instruction may be conducted in an aircraft maintenance environment: clean, well-lighted, and well-ventilated production areas involving moderate risks or discomforts that require special safety precautions, e.g., working around electrical and radiant energy and moving parts, carts, machines, and vehicles with exposure to irritant chemical and noise. Employees may be required to use protective clothing or gear such as masks, boots, goggles, hearing protection, gloves, and/or shields. May involve some work outside on the flight line in a simulated flight line environment, subject to cold, heat, and/or dust. Minimum degree requirement of an Associate's Degree from CCAF or a recognized accredited college or university and experience that has demonstrated a practical knowledge of the subject area to be taught (i.e., Aircraft Maintenance, with a specialty in Avionics Maintenance and the methods and techniques of instruction. This is a faculty member position of the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF), under accreditation, by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC). Requires some physical exertion which may include at times such as long periods of standing; walking over rough, uneven, slippery, and/or rocky surfaces; recurring bending, crouching, stooping, kneeling, stretching, pushing, pulling, reaching; and recurring lifting and carrying of moderately heavy items (occasionally items up to 50 pounds). Requires specific but common physical characteristics and abilities, such as above average agility and dexterity In order to qualify, you must meet the specialized experience requirements described in the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) Qualification Standards for General Schedule Positions, Administrative and Management Positions, Training Instruction Series 1712. BASIC REQUIREMENT OR INDIVIDUAL OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT: This is a Community College Air Force position (CCAF) FOR COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF THE AIR FORCE GS-1712 POSITIONS: Section 9315 of 10 USC directs the commander of the Community College of the Air Force (CCAF) to comply with standards established by the Secretary of Education to confer associate degrees upon enlisted members who have completed the requirements for the prescribed programs of study. To comply with this directive, all faculty members of the Community College of the Air Force must meet minimum educational requirements as prescribed by the accrediting body Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (SACS-COC), i.e. all teachers must hold at least an associate's degree in order for the school to meet accreditation criteria. NOTE: You must submit a copy of your transcripts. In addition to meeting the basic requirement above, to qualify for this position you must also meet the qualification requirements listed below: SPECIALIZED EXPERIENCE: Applicants must have at least one (1) year of specialized experience at the next lower grade GS-07, or equivalent in other pay systems. Examples of specialized experience includes knowledge of a wide range of the principles and practical methods, techniques, and tools of instruction to teach a variety of students with a range of differences such as diverse ages, backgrounds, and levels of interest. Knowledge of Aircraft Maintenance with a specialty in Avionics Maintenance at a practical level to include procedures, aircraft system theory, common test equipment, common tool usage, Air Force Technical Orders (AFTOs), automated maintenance management systems, safety, security, and management and maintenance directives. Knowledge of measurement principles, techniques, and instructional design utilizing computer applications. OR EDUCATION: Successfully completed a master's or equivalent graduate degree OR 2 full years of progressively highe…

Education

IF USING EDUCATION TO QUALIFY: If position has a positive degree requirement or education forms the basis for qualifications, you MUST submit transcripts with the application. Official transcripts are not required at the time of application; however, if position has a positive degree requirement, qualifying based on education alone or in combination with experience, transcripts must be verified prior to appointment. An accrediting institution recognized by the U.S. Department of Education must accredit education. Click here to check accreditation. FOREIGN EDUCATION: Education completed in foreign colleges or universities may be used to meet the requirements. You must show proof the education credentials have been deemed to be at least equivalent to that gained in conventional U.S. education program. It is your responsibility to provide such evidence when applying. ********************ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR ACTIVE DUTY SERVICES MEMBERS******************** ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE MEMBERS: The VOW Act requires federal agencies to treat an eligible active duty service member as a veteran, disabled veteran, and preference eligible (as applicable) when applying for civil service positions before the effective release or discharge date. Appointment of military members before the release or discharge date is permissible if the member is on terminal leave. At the time the active duty member applies for a civil position, he or she must submit a "certification" memo in lieu of a DD-Form 214, Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty. Active duty members applying for a civil service position without submitting a valid certification memo or DD-Form 214 with their application will render the member ineligible for the position. The certification memo must originate from the member's military service branch on official letterhead and contain the following: Name/Rank/Grade of Service Member Branch of Armed Forces Dates of Active Service (Start and End Date(s) Expected Da…